Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1976

Latin America and the Caribbean
1976
Total fertility rate: 4.55
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Latin America and the Caribbean was 4.55 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 11,182,987 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.55
Births
11,182,987
Births per 1,000 people
34.0
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
329,387,956
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.50.4%72,034
15-1997.410.7%1,741,717
20-24222.824.5%3,365,944
25-29223.424.6%2,769,086
30-34176.519.4%1,751,427
35-39121.713.4%1,015,758
40-4453.65.9%398,467
45-499.91.1%66,030
50-540.50.1%2,509